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the romney campaign has 36 field offices in the state of ohio. represented by the red dots on this map. the obama campaign has 96 field offices in ohio, the blue dots on the map. if the obama campaign has a better ground game, it can take full advantage of early votes and that's what they are trying to do. there's another potential in ohio. 500,000 voters have been taken off the rolls since 2008. a leading voting rights group has filed a request to make sure that the process was fully legal. joining me tonight and now is ohio state senator nina turner who has been on the forefront fighting this fight all along. you can see the folks behind her are ready to stay out and make maik sure they get voting squared away early. why are you going through this and how important is it? >> thanks for being with us, ed. it's vitally important that despite the dirty tricks going on in the state of ohio that folks in the state exercise their right to vote, particularly here in our county. my colleagues and i across the state of ohio, we are lined up in front of
the romney campaign has 36 field offices in the state of ohio. represented by the red dots on this map. the obama campaign has 96 field offices in ohio, the blue dots on the map. if the obama campaign has a better ground game, it can take full advantage of early votes and that's what they are trying to do. there's another potential in ohio. 500,000 voters have been taken off the rolls since 2008. a leading voting rights group has filed a request to make sure that the process was fully legal....
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mitt romney prepping at a denver hotel. this is what they had to say about the debate. >> now, you may have heard that in a few days my opponent in this election and i are going to have a debate. i'm looking forward to it. i know folks from the media are speculating on who will have the best zingers. >> you are. >> i do not know about that. who will put the most points on the board. governor romney is a good debater. i'm just ok. what i'm concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to do to keep the country growing and restore security for hard-working americans. that's what people will be listening for. that is the debate that you deserve. >> you will get some visitors this week. there is a lot of interest surrounding the debate. people want to know who will win. there will be scoring of winning and losing. it is not so much the winning or losing. it is about something bigger than that. this is an opportunity for each of us to describe the pathway for it for america that we would choose. i look forwar
mitt romney prepping at a denver hotel. this is what they had to say about the debate. >> now, you may have heard that in a few days my opponent in this election and i are going to have a debate. i'm looking forward to it. i know folks from the media are speculating on who will have the best zingers. >> you are. >> i do not know about that. who will put the most points on the board. governor romney is a good debater. i'm just ok. what i'm concerned about is having a serious...
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when mitt romney was governor, the credit rating on his state was upgraded. that is the kind of change we will get with the mitt romney presidency. [applause] we need to tackle our nation's challenges before they tackle us. we need to save and strengthen medicare and social security. you're putting ideas on the table of how to do that. we will not scare seniors. we will save the benefits for seniors and my generation so these promises are kept. we believe in strong national defense. we do not agree with the president's reckless defense cuts because we believe in peace through strength. [applause] in the live free or die state, we know this to be true. we want to be in control of our own health care. to do that, we have to repeal and replace obamacare. [applause] the choice is clear. we can either stick with the failed policies of the last four years for the next four years, which gives us a stagnant economy and foster's government dependency, or we can fix these problems. we can bring the leadership we are lacking and have a dynamic, growing economy that prod
when mitt romney was governor, the credit rating on his state was upgraded. that is the kind of change we will get with the mitt romney presidency. [applause] we need to tackle our nation's challenges before they tackle us. we need to save and strengthen medicare and social security. you're putting ideas on the table of how to do that. we will not scare seniors. we will save the benefits for seniors and my generation so these promises are kept. we believe in strong national defense. we do not...
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the state of israel. governor romney has said he will stand shoulder to shoulder with israel and he will ensure through whatever means is necessary that iran, the world's leading sponsor of terror is never allowed to obtain nuclear capability. [applause] so, when you are talking to friends of yours, whether they are men or women, but especially women because it is us who will decide this election. not me, but you guys who will decide this election in colorado. please talk to them about what governor romney is going to do for this nation. talk to them about the extent to which he understands it is through economic growth and opportunity that everybody in this nation gets a fair shot. and for an economy that is not hindered by the massive taxes of obamacare, an economy that is not hindered by the total unpredictability of the mass of regulations and more are coming, governor romney knows the private sector is the engine of growth in this country. and he knows our greatest days are when we remember that. we
the state of israel. governor romney has said he will stand shoulder to shoulder with israel and he will ensure through whatever means is necessary that iran, the world's leading sponsor of terror is never allowed to obtain nuclear capability. [applause] so, when you are talking to friends of yours, whether they are men or women, but especially women because it is us who will decide this election. not me, but you guys who will decide this election in colorado. please talk to them about what...
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president obama and mitt romney hitting several states. romney at george mason university in fix. we have a preview. >> after nearly a year of campaigning it comes down to a final day on the campaign trail. last chance or candidates to get out the final push before polls open. in less than 24 hours voters will have r head to the polls. >> i haven't made up my mind. >> the candidates and running mates are chris crossing the swing states today. president barack obama will hold events in wisconsin and ohio and vice president joe biden will be in virginia. mitt romney will stop in florida, ohio and new hampshire and paul ryan in colorado nevada and iowa. >> i want to show what you real change looks like because i fought for it. because i delivered t. we can't give up on it now. >> we hoped president obama would live up to his promise to bring people together to solve big problems but he hasn't. and i will. >> polls show the race is dead looked. 49% of likely votersobama and 48% romney. nearly every poll is just that close. we already know this tens of millions of people have cost ball
president obama and mitt romney hitting several states. romney at george mason university in fix. we have a preview. >> after nearly a year of campaigning it comes down to a final day on the campaign trail. last chance or candidates to get out the final push before polls open. in less than 24 hours voters will have r head to the polls. >> i haven't made up my mind. >> the candidates and running mates are chris crossing the swing states today. president barack obama will hold...
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. >> he's the president of the united states. i think it would be irresponsible not to. >> i think it was shocking omission for romney. i thought fred hide's column in washington post was right on. we have a hot war going on right now in the month of august. i think close to 60 people, 60 americans died in afghanistan. >> charlie:did they have an explanation for that? >> the oam explanation he talked about it the day before in a speech in minneapolis. no one saw t most reporters didn't see. >> charlie:someone said one mention of afghanistan. >> i think that's right. it's not a popular topic even in that room con vengs with these delegates. spending is such a concern. too much money isn't spent on the war. it wouldn't have been a upon lar thing. i still think he could have thanked the troops for their service. that's not controversial. that's a patriotic thing to do. i think it's one of those mysteries of the convention almost as mysterious as clint eastwood he's the only one that mentioned afghanistan on that final evening. >> ch
. >> he's the president of the united states. i think it would be irresponsible not to. >> i think it was shocking omission for romney. i thought fred hide's column in washington post was right on. we have a hot war going on right now in the month of august. i think close to 60 people, 60 americans died in afghanistan. >> charlie:did they have an explanation for that? >> the oam explanation he talked about it the day before in a speech in minneapolis. no one saw t most...
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romney issbehind in his home state. we'll take you one on one with the presidential candidate to hear why he says being an underdog is a huge advantage. her goose is cooked. wwat a major food network star got caught doing that will end her show. it was supposed to be a slam dunk but mitt romney's michigan ahead of the next critical vote in the republican presidential race. rick santorum is riding a wave of momentum that could carry himmto another unlikely win in romney's home state. state. 3 the michigan 3 3 the michigan primary vote is 12 days away. 3 p3 3 3 3 3 you are not cleared for takeoff. howwan alert cab driver stopped a commercial pilot from flying drunk. a major theft at the food network. why the robber is also losing her own television show. 3 3 3 3 3 & a.../ north carolina... grandmother .../ is... seething...// ááafteráá her... grand-daughter's.../ home-made lunnh.../ was... taken away.../ at... school...///. áábecauseáá... school officials.../ said .../ it... wasn't .../ nutritious enough...///. en
romney issbehind in his home state. we'll take you one on one with the presidential candidate to hear why he says being an underdog is a huge advantage. her goose is cooked. wwat a major food network star got caught doing that will end her show. it was supposed to be a slam dunk but mitt romney's michigan ahead of the next critical vote in the republican presidential race. rick santorum is riding a wave of momentum that could carry himmto another unlikely win in romney's home state. state. 3...
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and romney is not the inevitable nominee. >> in both states the conservative candidates got nearly 70% of the vote. if you're the front runner and keep coming in third, you are not much of a front runner. >> overnight results show romney did win the caucuses in hawaii anisi moe a. next up is missouri which holds its caucus this saturday. we will continue to follow the gop race for president on your website ktvu.com. >>> there has been another step forward for a new 49er stadium. they approved the stadium lease agreement. the deal calls for the 49ers to pay $30 million a year to the stadium authority. the council also approved a $1.7 billion finance deal for the stadium construction project. >>> we understand sal has breaking news. >> yeah. it's a car that is completely engulfed in flames. we can see it from one of our cameras here. it's kind of hard because it's wet, but this is on a city street in oakland. it's actually in emeryville. jj if you are listening you can pull back a little bit. maybe we can see in relationship to where it is. so there it is. there is the small thing. that
and romney is not the inevitable nominee. >> in both states the conservative candidates got nearly 70% of the vote. if you're the front runner and keep coming in third, you are not much of a front runner. >> overnight results show romney did win the caucuses in hawaii anisi moe a. next up is missouri which holds its caucus this saturday. we will continue to follow the gop race for president on your website ktvu.com. >>> there has been another step forward for a new 49er...
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santorum's home state and romney's childhood home state. >> right. >> what's it better to be in ohio? a michigander or a pennsylvanian? >> that's tough. that depends on who you ask, but the point here is, i think, the race in ohio is very much like the race in michigan and like the race in pennsylvania would be. >> and ann, when you see santorum just simply be who he is. is that his advantage? >> yeah, i think it it s. i th what we are seeing with santorum is that really is who he is. he is not like romney trying to be like someone else. he is who he is. we are going to talk about who tla. an interesting interview the president did. trivia time. only eight women in history have served in both houses of congress. six of them are still suvg. we asked you to name them. the answers. senator barbara boxer, cantwell, debbie stabenow. why aren't we giving you the other one? i'm blanking on it, too. i'll give it to you. we'll be right back. this one's for all us lawnsmiths. grass gurus. doers. here's to more saturdays in the sun. and budgets better spent. here's to turning rookies - into expe
santorum's home state and romney's childhood home state. >> right. >> what's it better to be in ohio? a michigander or a pennsylvanian? >> that's tough. that depends on who you ask, but the point here is, i think, the race in ohio is very much like the race in michigan and like the race in pennsylvania would be. >> and ann, when you see santorum just simply be who he is. is that his advantage? >> yeah, i think it it s. i th what we are seeing with santorum is that...
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not to be over shadowed democrats fired up their own bus to follow romney state to state and tweeted this picture a little while ago the tour titled "romney economics -- the middle class under the bus." i'm joined by aaron mcpike with "real politics" and the editor-in-chief of the national journal. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> you had two of them yesterday. my home state of ohio in front of crowds of supporters. look, make no mistake these messages are not for the partsans there. they are for the walmart moms and the home depot dads, the working class americans. certainly in the case of barack obama, who like him but want to know what is going to get us out of this mess do you think either side answered the question well? >> neither one. ohio is my home state, too, chris. there was nothing remarkable about either one of these speeches. neither mitt romney nor president obama said anything new. president obama continues to ask for more time whereas mitt romney is saying that the president has had enough time. but neither one of them are talking about what they woul
not to be over shadowed democrats fired up their own bus to follow romney state to state and tweeted this picture a little while ago the tour titled "romney economics -- the middle class under the bus." i'm joined by aaron mcpike with "real politics" and the editor-in-chief of the national journal. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> you had two of them yesterday. my home state of ohio in front of crowds of supporters. look, make no mistake these...
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especially states like ohio, virginia, florida, like nevada, states mitt romney has won. if mitt romney can keep this trend going and after april 3rd it is winner take all. so this race will take on a whole new dimension once we get into these winner take all states. this will be a race that will go on for some time to come. i don't think gingrich is going anywhere. paul is on a scale ven yes, sir hunt for delegates and santorum is staying in the race. car -- santorum got caught up making remarks about religion, women, contraception. i wonder if his comments on these oacial issues overshadow his these sedge at a time when americans care most about the jobs and the economy. >> there is no doubt that happened. look at his lead a week ago in ohio. and ity evaporated when he started talking about the issues. >> 18 points. >> the american people are worried about their economic survival, their family's survival. when gas goes to $4 and $5 and unemployment is high and bankruptcy is high, states are going bankrupt. these are the bread and butter issues they want to hear regardle
especially states like ohio, virginia, florida, like nevada, states mitt romney has won. if mitt romney can keep this trend going and after april 3rd it is winner take all. so this race will take on a whole new dimension once we get into these winner take all states. this will be a race that will go on for some time to come. i don't think gingrich is going anywhere. paul is on a scale ven yes, sir hunt for delegates and santorum is staying in the race. car -- santorum got caught up making...
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so we talked to romney's state director and the local chair. here's how they see the race. >> we've got a lot of people who voted for obama in '08 who were independents in our victory centers saying i'm trying to make up for my vote in '08. >> the energy that's building among the democratic base and among those independents who supported the president four years ago, that's happening again right now. >> and so you get a sense that both sides feel confident. it's really hard to tell, chuck, which way it will go because as we went block by block, we saw u a lot of energy on both sides, so it's about repeating for democrats. about trying to get back to tradition for republicans. chuck? >> we're going to do this one county at a time if we're lucky. there are not that many swing counties in the battleground states. thank you very much. >>> the world bank has cut its outlook for china. becky quick is here. i imagine fear of china in slow growth will spook the markets today? >> that's what's happening, chuck. we've been watching this morning. we've be
so we talked to romney's state director and the local chair. here's how they see the race. >> we've got a lot of people who voted for obama in '08 who were independents in our victory centers saying i'm trying to make up for my vote in '08. >> the energy that's building among the democratic base and among those independents who supported the president four years ago, that's happening again right now. >> and so you get a sense that both sides feel confident. it's really hard to...
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bill: mitt romney winning six super tuesday states. with reaction is one-time presidential candidate himself george pataki of new york. you have yet to endorse until now. what's up? >> i think it's time for republicans to rally around our nominee. this president has been running a general election strategy for a year and we have been in the trenches shooting at each oath and it has to stop. i'm endorsing mitt. newt gingrich and rick santorum and ron paul have won great campaigns but it's time to turn our attention to defeating obama. bill: on a personal level have you been thinking about this and not gone public with it or has something fundamentally changed? >> i have been thinking about it. i don't think anything has fundamentally changed and that's what worries me. we are bogged down at each other and the president is looking presidential. gasoline prices are something that should be in the midst of political dialogue and our people are talking about other issues. it's time to rally around the presumptive nominee. it's hard for blue
bill: mitt romney winning six super tuesday states. with reaction is one-time presidential candidate himself george pataki of new york. you have yet to endorse until now. what's up? >> i think it's time for republicans to rally around our nominee. this president has been running a general election strategy for a year and we have been in the trenches shooting at each oath and it has to stop. i'm endorsing mitt. newt gingrich and rick santorum and ron paul have won great campaigns but it's...
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should be winning in those states. >> now, ryan, today mitt romney was in ohio. he was talking about a big change. let me show you what he said. >> given the big challenges we have and the big election we have, it's time for a big change. and paul ryan and i represent a big change for america. it's going to start getting better just with the news we voted for big change. >> it's time for a big change. >> now, ryan, is this a big change when the daily -- the dallas morning news reports today that dick cheney is fundraising for romney today in texas? quote, former vice president dick cheney is headlining a fund-raiser for mitt romney today at dallas lovefield. also scheduled to appear is reince priebus and glenn beck. is that a big change? dick cheney raising money for you and glenn beck? >> romney even went back or sent paul ryan back to the same place where they filmed the 47% fund-raiser. so the campaign is dry for cash and seems to kind of overwhelm its political instinct. if it's mitt romney showing up for the foreign policy debate where he is hugging the pres
should be winning in those states. >> now, ryan, today mitt romney was in ohio. he was talking about a big change. let me show you what he said. >> given the big challenges we have and the big election we have, it's time for a big change. and paul ryan and i represent a big change for america. it's going to start getting better just with the news we voted for big change. >> it's time for a big change. >> now, ryan, is this a big change when the daily -- the dallas...
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quotes like this one from a romney donor outside of revlon chairman's state don't help him dispel the narrative. i don't think the common person is getting it. we've got the message, but my college kid, the baby-sitters and the nails ladies, everybody whose got the right to vote. if you are lower income you are not as educate and two, they don't understand how it works. the high dollar events have an upside. they reported that they campaigned romney victory fund and the rnc rate combined $106 million in june. republicans believe that ultimately the election will be a referendum on economic policy. so much so, here's speaker boehner making news by making that point a bit ham handedly at a june 30th fund-raiser in west virginia. you can make me love mitt romney. he said no and said the following. mitt romney has some friends, relatives and fellow mormons. some people that are going to vote for him. that's not what the election is going to be about. it's a referendum on the president's failed policies. asked to respond from the rnc chair, he hasn't always been wild about his support for
quotes like this one from a romney donor outside of revlon chairman's state don't help him dispel the narrative. i don't think the common person is getting it. we've got the message, but my college kid, the baby-sitters and the nails ladies, everybody whose got the right to vote. if you are lower income you are not as educate and two, they don't understand how it works. the high dollar events have an upside. they reported that they campaigned romney victory fund and the rnc rate combined $106...
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another state for mitt romney. he captures 57% of the vote compared to barack obama's 43% and we go to oklahoma. we got numbers in for this state. you can see mitt romney winning the state of oklahoma capturing 7 electoral votes. >> these are states that have not been declared. we want to show you what is happening. michigan is where mitt romney is from but it is the auto capital of the country. right now president obama is leading mitt romney in michigan, 53% to 47%. still very early in this race to talk about who is going to win. we move to pennsylvania, this is leaning towards president obama and we want to show you what the numbers are right now. president obama has a very slim lead, just two points but leading mitt romney and there are 20 electoral votes, a pivotal state. one that obama is counting on winning but in just the last few days, mitt romney actually appeared in pittsburgh and was buying ads for pennsylvania trying to make it competitive and new hampshire, this is in mitt romney's backyard, part of t
another state for mitt romney. he captures 57% of the vote compared to barack obama's 43% and we go to oklahoma. we got numbers in for this state. you can see mitt romney winning the state of oklahoma capturing 7 electoral votes. >> these are states that have not been declared. we want to show you what is happening. michigan is where mitt romney is from but it is the auto capital of the country. right now president obama is leading mitt romney in michigan, 53% to 47%. still very early in...
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it w romney's way. shortled final rude presidential election. of supporters near boston asking them now to unite behind ve upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurgent economy and to a new greatness. like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the this i so wish that i had been able fulfill your hopes to lead the countrysa in a different join with you to earnestly great god bss america. you guys are the best. thank you so is of chicago walked out on stage to deliver his victory speechhe passion he delivered after his the the with md your vote or not, i listened0s to you.8' and you've made me a better your stories and struggles, ieturn4 to the white house a more determined and more work there is to do and the fuh a second term. pause and take a welcome our nbc station as cross the country who will be joining us for this special edition of "way t early. willie ge( ist. now, kristen she is still up i believe, campaign headquarters in chicago. have you sle all? >> r
it w romney's way. shortled final rude presidential election. of supporters near boston asking them now to unite behind ve upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurgent economy and to a new greatness. like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the this i so wish that i had been able fulfill your hopes to lead the countrysa in a different join with you to earnestly great god bss america. you guys are the best. thank you so is of chicago walked out on...
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one of the other things they'll do is put out mitt romney and paul ryan in more events in swing states. as you mentioned, he has a big bus tour next week in ohio. he'll do three events in one day on wednesday which is far more than he's doing. he's holding a couple of rallies a week but just one a day. in terms of swing states, what i think is interesting in some of the polls you mepgsed, you didn't have one in north carolina but we saw tight polling there. the romney campaign has tried to take north carolina off the table, but just this week paul ryan was campaigning there and michelle obama was campaigning there. that tells you that north carolina is still very much in play, as are many states. another pollster purple strategy is a combination. it's a bipartisan firm. they show that mitt romney's only up three percentage points in arizona. we see an expansion of the map potentially. >> it's a tight race. 243 electoral votes in obama's column and 191 in governor romney's with with 104 in the toss-up category. this is not a done deal for anyone that thinks it is. thank you for your tim
one of the other things they'll do is put out mitt romney and paul ryan in more events in swing states. as you mentioned, he has a big bus tour next week in ohio. he'll do three events in one day on wednesday which is far more than he's doing. he's holding a couple of rallies a week but just one a day. in terms of swing states, what i think is interesting in some of the polls you mepgsed, you didn't have one in north carolina but we saw tight polling there. the romney campaign has tried to take...
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and mitt romney in the campaign rally in denver, colorado. later, president obama joins supporters at a campaign rally in las vegas. >> arnie duncan is at the national press club on tuesday to discuss the state of american education. he will address changes over the last four years and look ahead. see it live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span3. next, look at the presidential campaign and libertarian party candidate, gary johnson. the former governor of new mexico talks about his view of the tea party system and obstacles for third-party candidates. from "washington journal", this is 40 minutes. >> we are now with gary johnson, the former governor of new mexico. 1995 to 2003, the libertarian presidential nominee and gary johnson's first question, when you look at the major party candidate in this year's cycle, what is missing in the debate and dialogue and what you bring to the table? >> well, how about the truth, for starters, the notion that both obama and romney are arguing over who is going to spend more money on medica
and mitt romney in the campaign rally in denver, colorado. later, president obama joins supporters at a campaign rally in las vegas. >> arnie duncan is at the national press club on tuesday to discuss the state of american education. he will address changes over the last four years and look ahead. see it live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span3. next, look at the presidential campaign and libertarian party candidate, gary johnson. the former governor of new mexico talks...
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so you think that florida is state and romney did very well there. >> ultimate media state. >> bill: and john kasich is the governor of ohio and that is going to mean something. economics is improving there. ohio is traditionally a republican bastion. >> seos are two we have to win. >> bill: what do you see in ohio? is it favorable flying florida? >> it's getting better by the day. john has done a lot of things that is unpopular but he is built an organization. >> bill: how important is it to have a republican governor, like in virginia you got mcdonald? >> they have built a good structure, it's very important. >> bill: you get the vote out. >> they can raise money and do a variety of things. >> bill: virginia is the next one, republicans made a big comeback in that state. >> very close election, big senate race obviously but i think we can win that. >> bill: north carolina, that is state that has changed demographically, it used to be a conservative state, no longer. >> closest state but think we can win it this time. >> bill: you are saying the same thing. give me a barometer. you
so you think that florida is state and romney did very well there. >> ultimate media state. >> bill: and john kasich is the governor of ohio and that is going to mean something. economics is improving there. ohio is traditionally a republican bastion. >> seos are two we have to win. >> bill: what do you see in ohio? is it favorable flying florida? >> it's getting better by the day. john has done a lot of things that is unpopular but he is built an organization....
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today mitt romney campaigns in the state of ohio where recent polling gives president obama a 50-44% advantage. no republican has won the presidency without also winning the state of ohio. >>> we're following a developing story out of chicago this morning where 25,000 teachers are set to walk off the job and go on strike. after months of tense negotiations, the teachers union and the chicago school district failed to reach a midnight deadline for a new contract. so an estimated 350,000 students, perhaps more, affected by the teachers strike. this is the city's first in 25 years. one of the biggest wedge issues, teacher evaluation which the union fears will be based too heavily on standardized test scores. the union president says that system does not take any account other factors that impact kids' test scores including poverty and violence. >> class size matters. it matters to parents. our children are exposed to unprecedented levels of neighborhood violence and other social issues. so the fight for wraparound services is critically important to all of us. we are committed to stayin
today mitt romney campaigns in the state of ohio where recent polling gives president obama a 50-44% advantage. no republican has won the presidency without also winning the state of ohio. >>> we're following a developing story out of chicago this morning where 25,000 teachers are set to walk off the job and go on strike. after months of tense negotiations, the teachers union and the chicago school district failed to reach a midnight deadline for a new contract. so an estimated 350,000...
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not a home state for mitt romney. so tonight's victory gives him an opportunity to say that he can connect with blue-collar voters. ats one point, the romney campaign was pointing out with voters who made under $50,000, romney was exceedingly expect eggs and was leading santorum at one point with that block of ohio voters. romney has a big head of steam now, winning half of tonight's contests in the wake of five consecutive wins in the last five contests. romney has big momentum. so now, the battle moves on. when it does, it goes into southern states where romney is not said to be strong, alabama, mississippi and kansas, followed by alabama and mississippi on tuesday. there, watch for romney to thoroughly encourage a blood bath between santorrum and gingrich there. will be increased pressure by newt gingrich to get out of the race. the romney campaign loves the idea that gingrich and santorum continue to split the conservative part of the party and romney could over-achieve in the southern states, where gingrich expec
not a home state for mitt romney. so tonight's victory gives him an opportunity to say that he can connect with blue-collar voters. ats one point, the romney campaign was pointing out with voters who made under $50,000, romney was exceedingly expect eggs and was leading santorum at one point with that block of ohio voters. romney has a big head of steam now, winning half of tonight's contests in the wake of five consecutive wins in the last five contests. romney has big momentum. so now, the...
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michigan a must-win state for mitt romney. the state where he was born and raised and he won by three or four percentage points although when you look at the delegate count it will be split seven shashlly down the middle between mitt romney and rics. and today, a democrat from michigan and former governor jennifer grandhome, also from michigan, people are wondering whether or not it might have been better for rick santorum to win michigan in terms of democrats looking at this race from the outside? >> you have a question on the line from abc news. >> caller: can you hear me? >> yes. >> caller: thanks for taking my question. i'm just wondering, for the governor and senator, mitt romney's win last night, is that at all frustrating or disappointing to you in state democrats, given the protests that democrats organized somethe ad campaigns, the money spent? the organizing by some state democrats to get dems to vote yesterday. was that at all frustrating or disappointing given your efforts? >> i would say -- i'm certainly not too d
michigan a must-win state for mitt romney. the state where he was born and raised and he won by three or four percentage points although when you look at the delegate count it will be split seven shashlly down the middle between mitt romney and rics. and today, a democrat from michigan and former governor jennifer grandhome, also from michigan, people are wondering whether or not it might have been better for rick santorum to win michigan in terms of democrats looking at this race from the...
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and mitt romney has won ten states and if you look at the map, 11 is filled in romney red, because he is leading. and governor romney has ten states at the moment coming into the night, and he would like to add ohio and he believes he can add idaho and a chance in north dakota and the question is can he get tennessee? there is no question that we will look at governor romney winning more states. where will oklahoma go? gingrich ahead a month ago and santorum ahead late in the polls, and we fully expect massachusetts to become a romney state. >> and looking at georgia is the biggest delegate prize of the night, and georgia we project will go to newt gingrich, and how is it filling in, because we have 3% of the overall vote in. >> you see gingrich and santorum and typical in the states of a purple fill-in, and a tiny, tiny count, and alex mentioned that you have the 20% threshold and the proportionality kicks in and we can sew you later in it maerts when the states fill in, and mitt romney winning one tiny county over here by a handful of votes right there. as you watch it fill in, newt
and mitt romney has won ten states and if you look at the map, 11 is filled in romney red, because he is leading. and governor romney has ten states at the moment coming into the night, and he would like to add ohio and he believes he can add idaho and a chance in north dakota and the question is can he get tennessee? there is no question that we will look at governor romney winning more states. where will oklahoma go? gingrich ahead a month ago and santorum ahead late in the polls, and we...
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. >> willard mitt romney. the soon-to-be republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he? and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people off ensay well, who is the real mitt romney, liberal, moderate, conservative? >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> it is really all of those things. >> tonight the making of a presidential candidate. his rise through business and politics. >> we took on an entrenched machine and we won. >> what forces have shaped the man? >> my dad was a huge presence in my life. i wish he were able to see what i'm up to right now. i believe in my mormon faith and i endeavor to live by it. >> all of these folks that worked with him throughout his life with still right there beside him. that just tells you everything you need to know about his character. >> there are people who know him personally and say he is a very warm, engaging person. wish i had met that person. >> and with wisconsin cong
. >> willard mitt romney. the soon-to-be republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he? and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people off ensay well, who is the real mitt romney, liberal, moderate, conservative? >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> it is really all of those things. >>...
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romney back in ohio monday. that key swing state. he'll be there a lot. virginia regarded a this year's florida. al lex. >> thank you for that. let's go to the politics and how politics are taking shape. president obama is ahead of romney by seven points including an edge with independent voters. t two points ahead in ohio. they are trying to hammer home their messages. >> our businesses have now created more than 4.2 million new jobs over the last 26 months. more than 1 million jobs in the last six months alone. there's a lot of folks out of work. that means we have to do more. >> we should be seeing numbers in 500,000 creates in a month. this is way, way, off. it's a terrible and disappointing report this morning. clearly the american people are wondering why the recovery isn't happening faster. why it's taking years and years for the recovery to occur. >>> joining me now, richard wolffe and abbiphillips. hello. good to see you. >> good morning. >> richard, you have been covering politics for a long time. as the obama am cane launches their 2012 effort,
romney back in ohio monday. that key swing state. he'll be there a lot. virginia regarded a this year's florida. al lex. >> thank you for that. let's go to the politics and how politics are taking shape. president obama is ahead of romney by seven points including an edge with independent voters. t two points ahead in ohio. they are trying to hammer home their messages. >> our businesses have now created more than 4.2 million new jobs over the last 26 months. more than 1 million...
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states. according to nbc news marist poll, he edges out the likely republican nominee by six points in ohio and he's up four points on romney in both florida and virginia. but the gap is closing. in virginia, for example, the race narrowed by 13 points in the last two months. so what happens when influential leaders from those states are floated as potential running mates to romney? the obama/biden ticket comes out by five points when robert portman is added to the ballot. in virginia, governor bob mcdonnell helps romney bring the race to within the margin of error. a romney/rubio ticket trails the president and vice president by four points while former governor jeb bush narrows the democr democrats' lead to two points. senator rubio was on hand yesterday in washington as former governor romney addressed the latino coalition's annual economic summit. romney made no mention of the issue of immigration. instead, focusing his remarks on education equality calling it the, quote, civil rights iss
states. according to nbc news marist poll, he edges out the likely republican nominee by six points in ohio and he's up four points on romney in both florida and virginia. but the gap is closing. in virginia, for example, the race narrowed by 13 points in the last two months. so what happens when influential leaders from those states are floated as potential running mates to romney? the obama/biden ticket comes out by five points when robert portman is added to the ballot. in virginia, governor...
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the polls seem to indicate that beginning rich is running strong in these states, although romney is within striking distance. this is sort of a must win for newt gingrich. he's from the state next door when it comes to alabama and mississippi. and his campaign needs to win the south to prove he can go on in this race. southern voters say the primaries today are literally about more than grits and gravy. you have heard a lot of that on the campaign trail. voters say they want to hear things about cheaper gas. both gingrich and santorum talked about that at an energy forum monday in mississippi. santorum has the conservative message that seems to appeal to a lot of these voters. almost three out of four in alabama and mississippi identified themselves as evangelical voters. that is the area where santorum has had his strongest appeal. gingrich needs to win, but romney is running strong because republicans want to win overall and the polls are showing he still seems to have the strongest chance of winning against president barack obama. we'll see what the voters in alabama and mississi
the polls seem to indicate that beginning rich is running strong in these states, although romney is within striking distance. this is sort of a must win for newt gingrich. he's from the state next door when it comes to alabama and mississippi. and his campaign needs to win the south to prove he can go on in this race. southern voters say the primaries today are literally about more than grits and gravy. you have heard a lot of that on the campaign trail. voters say they want to hear things...
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some considered it a battleground state, romney did. but he lost that state. so, now he is turning to ohio which may be the most important state in this election. right now president barack obama is leading mitt romney in ohio bi2 points, we still have -- by 2 points but we still have more registered voters in ohio and we only have 3 million casting ballots. it could be a long night in ohio and florida. it is a story every four years, razzor thin elections in florida. look at this. more than seven million votes cast. it is tied, look at the separation, 3 million, for each, you are talking about more than 7 million votes and a difference of only 20,000 votes. we still have a lot of votes to be counted. we don't know what is going on in virginia. a tight battle there as well. of the battleground states the only ones that really came in if you want to call pennsylvania a battle ground state it is in barack obama's column. mitt romney has to win ohio and florida and hopes to win virginia. that is the only way to stay competitive. if he loses ohio he lost this elec
some considered it a battleground state, romney did. but he lost that state. so, now he is turning to ohio which may be the most important state in this election. right now president barack obama is leading mitt romney in ohio bi2 points, we still have -- by 2 points but we still have more registered voters in ohio and we only have 3 million casting ballots. it could be a long night in ohio and florida. it is a story every four years, razzor thin elections in florida. look at this. more than...
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fox news projects mitt romney wins the state of virginia. now, pardon me, chris, again, sorry for the interruption. this isn't a big surprise. this is what we would have expected but the margin of victory is going to be telling. if it is 60/40 it's one thing. if it's closer than that, seems to me it's quite another. >> chris: yeah, one of the keys here and i think that the romney people -- there are two aspects to this one is the delegates and carl is exactly right. remember barack obama and hillary clinton in 2008 where starting in march and april she started beating obama in pennsylvania and texas, in ohio and an awful lot of key states but because he had done so well in february in the caucuses, obama continued to have that lead of about 100 delegates. in the end it really is all about delegates. even if you are getting beat up in a bunch of places if you have got the lead in delegates in the end that's what they count at the end in the convention. the other thing it seems to me romney can say is, you know, all the states aren't the same.
fox news projects mitt romney wins the state of virginia. now, pardon me, chris, again, sorry for the interruption. this isn't a big surprise. this is what we would have expected but the margin of victory is going to be telling. if it is 60/40 it's one thing. if it's closer than that, seems to me it's quite another. >> chris: yeah, one of the keys here and i think that the romney people -- there are two aspects to this one is the delegates and carl is exactly right. remember barack obama...
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governor romney, 14 stops in seven states. president obama, 14 stops in eight states. both claim victory is within reach. >> he's hoping we'll settle. americans don't settle. we build. we aspire. we dream. we can do better. >> reporter: romney is even making a play for traditionally democratic pennsylvania. the candidates and their running mates all made stops in the critical battleground state of ohio. that along with iowa and wisconsin are expected to decide the race. if president obama can win these three on top of the solid blue states democrats have taken in the last several elections. he'll have the 271 electoral votes he needs to win even if governor romney sweeps all the rest of the battleground states. >> latest abc news/"washington post" poll shows this race essentially deadlocked with the president with a 47% to 41% lead over mitt romney. >> thanks, t.j. >> now, let's check in with the romney campaign and tahman bradley out in boston. tahman, what about that surprising romney appearance in pennsylvania. maybe a surprise in the next -- or in the cards for tue
governor romney, 14 stops in seven states. president obama, 14 stops in eight states. both claim victory is within reach. >> he's hoping we'll settle. americans don't settle. we build. we aspire. we dream. we can do better. >> reporter: romney is even making a play for traditionally democratic pennsylvania. the candidates and their running mates all made stops in the critical battleground state of ohio. that along with iowa and wisconsin are expected to decide the race. if president...